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Tierney, Robert J.; Kan, Wei – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
The study examines globalization within and across China and the United States in conjunction with a portrayal of the nature of the scholarly endeavors over the past 10 years in the two preeminent educational research journals of these countries. By extensive analyses of topics, methodology, and citations the research clarifies the global and…
Descriptors: International Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Global Approach, Comparative Education
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Ko, Hsin Chi – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Syundz (c. 314-237 BC), born in China during the Warring States Period, was a realist philosopher who contributed to the Hundred Schools of Thought, a period of cultural and philosophical development that flourished from the 6th century to 221 BC. Syundz commented on many ideas, particularly those of Confucius and Mencius, and a collection of…
Descriptors: Probability, Psychological Characteristics, Teacher Leadership, Leadership Training
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Titrek, Osman; Erkiliç, Ali; Süre, Emrah; Güvenç, Mehmet; Pek, Nurcan Temür – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The aim of this study is to analyze and investigate the predicaments that are categorized by the investigators according to education and life conditions of postgraduate international students in Sakarya University. Qualitative research method was conducted in this research and standardized and tightly structured interview form was used to address…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Financial Problems
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Stickler, Ursula; Shi, Lijing – Language Teaching, 2016
The seminar took place at The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 12-13 June 2015. The objectives of this seminar were to explore the use of eyetracking in advancing online language education, and to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas across disciplines (language, education, and computing). The overarching aim was to lay the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Seminars, Eye Movements, Second Language Learning
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Mertens, Steven B.; Caskey, Micki M.; Flowers, Nancy – Middle Grades Review, 2016
This essay describes and discusses the ongoing need for large-scale, longitudinal, empirical research studies focused on middle grades education. After a statement of the problem and concerns, the essay describes and critiques several prior middle grades efforts and research studies. Recommendations for future research efforts to inform policy…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Longitudinal Studies
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McShea, Lynzee; Fulton, John; Hayes, Catherine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to have hearing loss than the general population. For those unable to self-advocate, the responsibility of detection and management falls to their caregivers. Methods: This is the first cycle of a project using action research methodology to improve services. Twenty care workers…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Hearing Impairments, Educational Needs
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Gray, Jennifer A.; Abendroth, Maryann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: The study explored the grief process of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (PWIDDs) as perceived by direct care workers (DCWs) and how such workers can guide and support PWIDDs experiencing grief. Materials and Methods: A thematic analysis approach was used to examine data from nine focus groups with 60 DCWs from…
Descriptors: Grief, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers
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Caruso, Emily; Schunko, Christoph; Corbera, Esteve; Ruiz Mallén, Isabel; Vogl, Christian R.; Martin, Gary; Arrázola, Susana; Bandeira, Fábio Pedro; Calvo Boyero, Diana; Camacho Benavides, Claudia; Cardoso, Thiago Mota; Chan-Dzul, Albert; Conde, Esther; del Campo García, Carlos; Huanca, Tomás; Sampaio, José Augusto Laranjeiras; Oliveros Lopez, Sara; Porter-Bolland, Luciana; Ruiz Betancourt, Olga – Journal of Research Practice, 2016
This article explores the relationship between institutional funding for research and community-based or co-enquiry research practice. It examines the implementation of co-enquiry research in the COMBIOSERVE project, which was funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme for research and innovation, between the years 2012 and…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Research, Community Involvement, Inquiry
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O'Loughlin, Michael – Journal of Pedagogy, 2016
In this essay I pose the question of whether it might be possible to articulate a collaborative, critical narrative mode of research in which teachers and students come together using a critical and analytic epistemology to engage in adventurous pedagogy. This approach has echoes of Freire's "teachers-as-students and…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Personal Narratives, Educational Research, Research Methodology
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Stoilova, Mariya; Livingstone, Sonia; Kardefelt-Winther, Daniel – Global Studies of Childhood, 2016
Drawing on an ongoing international research project, Global Kids Online, this article examines the theoretical and methodological challenges of conducting global research on children's rights in the digital age at a time of intense socio-technological change and contested policy development. Arguing in favour of critically rethinking existing…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Global Approach, Research Methodology, Information Technology
Wiley, Jennifer; Griffin, Thomas D; Jaeger, Allison J; Jarosz, Andrew F; Cushen, Patrick J; Thiede, Keith W – Grantee Submission, 2016
Students tend to have poor metacomprehension when learning from text, meaning they are not able to distinguish between what they have understood well and what they have not. Although there are a good number of studies that have explored comprehension monitoring accuracy in laboratory experiments, fewer studies have explored this in authentic…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Metacognition, Comprehension, Accuracy
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Culbertson, Michael J.; Billig, Shelley H. – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2016
Rural districts have long faced challenges in closing achievement gaps between subgroups of students. This brief report describes key decision points and considerations for decision-makers interested in identifying rural districts that have closed academic achievement gaps. Examining practices in these districts may suggest activities associated…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Districts, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
Seftor, Neil – Regional Educational Laboratory, 2016
This short brief for education decision makers discusses three main factors that may contribute to a finding of no effects: failure of theory, failure of implementation, and failure of research design. It provides readers with questions to ask themselves to better understand "no effects" findings, and describes other contextual factors…
Descriptors: Research Design, Research Methodology, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Kriss Y. Kemp-Graham – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
The research referenced in this methodological case study chronicles the journey of the researcher in identifying a research design that would utilize both quantitative and qualitative research strategies to explore education reform initiatives across two schools implementing the same whole school reform model. Challenges of selecting the…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Urban Schools, Educational Change, Research Methodology
Zsuzsanna Géring; Gábor Király; Alexandra Köves; Sára Csillag; Tamás Gáspár – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
In 2015, a vision-construction experiment on the future of business higher education took place in Hungary. This was part of a so-called participatory backcasting process. This particular form of vision-construction does not attempt to identify and extrapolate from current trends but to visualize an ideal scenario in the not-too-near but…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Participatory Research, Futures (of Society), Business Education
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